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ICSG sees global refined copper market in surplus through 2027
The Lisbon-based International Copper Study Group (ICSG), an autonomous intergovernmental think tank, has published its 2026 - 2027 global refined copper market report and forecast a widening surplus.
23 october 2026
Canadian Exiro Nickel acquires nickel assets from Vale
The complex comprises two mines and a facility for the production of refined nickel. According to the most recent data—covering the period from the fourth quarter of 2023 through the third quarter of 2024—Thompson Operations produced 10,500 tonnes of...
22 october 2026
DRDGOLD Q3 gold output climbs 10% as revenue reaches over $180m
DRDGOLD's gold production increased by 10% to 42,021 ounces for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, supported by a 15% improvement in yield to 0.212g/t despite a 5% drop in tonnage throughput.
22 october 2026
Kumba Iron Ore Q3 production falls 19% as sales rise 3%
Kumba Iron Ore's total production decreased by 19% to 7.5 million tonnes (Mt) for the third quarter ended 30 September 2026, down from 9.2 Mt a year earlier.
22 october 2026
Antofagasta Q3 copper output up 7%, annual guidance maintained
Chilean miner Antofagasta has reported that its copper production increased by 7% in the third quarter of 2026 to 151,900 tonnes, compared to 142,000 tonnes in the same period a year earlier.
22 october 2026
Fitch Upgrades ALROSA Company Limited to ‘B+’; off RWN; Assigns Stable Outlook
19 october 2010
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Russian diamond producer ALROSA Company Limited’s (ALROSA) Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'B+' from ‘B’, removed it from Rating Watch Negative (RWN) and assigned a Stable Outlook.
De Beers weighs diamond ETF
18 october 2010
De Beers will reach stable production next year and begin repaying shareholder loans while it considers approaches from financial institutions to set up an investment instrument using diamonds, says Gareth Penny, outgoing MD of the world's largest diamond producer, MmegiOnline reports.
Spirit of the Tribe, Keynote of Jewelry Summer 2010
15 october 2010
All kinds of ethnic motifs - oriental, savage, Middle Eastern, southern, folk – have been quite a hit of the summer jewelry fashion, RBC Daily writes. Major brands, intellectual designers, famous fashion houses and unknown fledgling jewelers – all got inspired with ethnic motifs. They embodied their ideas in gold, silver, jewels and gemstones, pearls and mother-of-pearl, and even in bones and leather.
Let them teach me if I choose to be a jeweler - but can they?
14 october 2010
Autumn has come starting a new academic year at schools, vocational institutions and universities in China. Millions of boys and girls flocked to their classrooms seeking new knowledge. Where are going those who chose jewelry business as their future specialty, and what kind of training in this area can they get in China? Olga Patseva, Rough&Polished Asian Bureau Editor in Shanghai, tried to find answers to these questions.
LKI says it intends to move forward with OPIC guarantee facility for Botswana
13 october 2010
Diamond manufacturer and DTC Botswana sightholder Lazare Kaplan Botswana (LKB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Lazare Kaplan International (LKI), says it plans to move forward with the delayed US$333 million financing facility intended to financially assist the country's downstream diamond processing sector, according to Mmegi Online, DIB Online writes.
